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“She said this in a pragmatic, almost indifferent, tone, and Mariam understood that this was a woman far past outrage. Here was a woman, she thought, who had understood that she was lucky to even be working, that there was always something, something else, that they could take away.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“The greenness of nature is the lives of plants and trees. Green is life. And that’s the reason we love to go out for walks.”
― The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
― The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
“A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
“Several years earlier, when Henson Associates’ insurance provider had notified Jim that it would no longer be paying all of Christine’s medical expenses, Jim had insisted that Henson Associates change insurance companies to ensure her costs would continue to be fully covered. Nelson had gone to Jim’s office and tearfully thanked him in person, nearly choking on emotion. “Jerry,” said Jim, smiling, “that’s what insurance companies are for.”
― Jim Henson: The Biography
― Jim Henson: The Biography
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